Part # 910-890_910-891
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Modified 01/17
Shock Tower Brace
Installation Instructions
2016+ Mazda Miata
PART # 910-890
If your MX5 did not come with a shock tower
brace from the factory, a cowl reinforcement
plate, part number 910-891, must be installed
to fit this strut bar. Directions to install the
cowl reinforcement plate can be found at the
end of these instructions.
Parts may vary slightly from figures.
Tools required:
• Ratchet
• Torque wrench
• Sockets: 10mm, 10mm deep,14mm
• Universal joint
• 10" Extension
• 10mm wrench
• Needle nose pliers
• Slip joint pliers
• Rags
Removal of the Factory Shock Brace
1) Disconnect the battery.
2) Remove the front section of the sound tube attached
to the intake at the front of the engine bay. Remove
the two outside hose clamps, and the 10mm bolt
securing the center of the tube. Figure 2.
Figure 2
3) Move the sound tube chamber out of the way by
removing the 10mm bolt securing it to the outside
edge of the engine compartment, and then lifting
straight up to separate it from the shock tower plate.
Figure 3.
Figure 3
4) Remove the factory shock brace. Unfasten the six
nuts securing the brace to the shock tower plates
and firewall. Pull out the rear section of the brace
before the two side sections. Figure 4.
